From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. As I’ve discussed over the past month, everything we know today about rightful control of Israel came to a head with the Great War, a war that shaped the Middle East. When World War I began in 1914, the Ottoman Empire (most of the Middle East) joined … Continue reading Israel: Through World War I
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Israel: Zionism and Nationalism
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Historian’s View I hope that over the last month or so, I have been able to show just how complicated the region we now call Israel really is. As far back as we have written records, this region has experienced conflict, war, conquest, and colonization. The ancient … Continue reading Israel: Zionism and Nationalism
Israel from the Romans to World War I
From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D. Having just commemorated the third anniversary of the attack on Israel, when Hamas beat, tortured, raped, and killed 1,200 Israeli civilians while taking another 251 hostages, it is natural that emotions are high. Yet much of the outrage seems to be directed at the Jews, who are … Continue reading Israel from the Romans to World War I
Searching for Offense in a World Desperate to Find It
From the Lawton Constitution Several times recently I have written that being offended is often the price you pay for learning. If you can go through four years of college without ever having your ideas challenged, then you are not really getting an education. What I did not say is that students should not go … Continue reading Searching for Offense in a World Desperate to Find It
Reviewing “Modernizing Women: Gender and Social Change in the Middle East”
From Southwest Ledger In her book, “Modernizing Women: Gender and Social Change in the Middle East,” Valentine M. Moghadam thoroughly examines the conditions of women in the Middle East—especially around the time of the Arab Spring of 2010—and reviews the plight of Middle Eastern women in history. Moghadam wrote that she wants to show, “how … Continue reading Reviewing “Modernizing Women: Gender and Social Change in the Middle East”
